"When I see outright attacks on local governments for implementing policies that their constituents want, need, and voted for, I see that as an attack not just on the elected officials, but on the cons..."
"The fact that they pretend that they know how to govern D.C. better than you all is patronizing."
"I am from Florida, a State uniquely threatened by the effects of global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions."
"I'm glad that NIST is taking the threat seriously by asking for the $5.5 million increase in funding to assess the impact of carbon on the environment."
"Yes, and along with the climate crisis, central Florida in my district, we're currently experiencing one of the worst affordable housing crises in the entire country."
"Less than two weeks ago, my home state of Florida became one of the first states to pass a law targeting ESG factors and investment recommendations."
"Americans do not want to sponsor bigotry, corruption, and the destruction of our climate."
"Just like other anti-woke witch hunts, the Florida Legislature and Governor are hoping to take their campaign of environmental negligence, social oppression, and incompetent governance to the national..."
"For my home State of Florida, that's a reality and very real. You know, my constituents, my family, my friends now face deadly storms year after year, and their lives could depend on Congress having t..."
"In your March letter to the Appropriations Committee, you said that a 22 percent cut in funding would lead to the loss of 4,600 grant awards and the lost knowledge of 66,000 people pursuing STEM."
"Back to that proverb, 'Where there's no vision, the people perish,' you know, I think part of my job when I think about is how do we see the world through the eyes of the most vulnerable?"
"these storms don't care if you're Democrat or Republican, and so for me, this should not be a political issue but one about saving lives and thinking about our most vulnerable populations no matter wh..."